Senior Deputy Commissioner for Labour at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

No of Positions: 2

Job Summary

Requirements for Appointment

• served as a Deputy Commissioner for Labour or in a senior position in the field of Labour or its equivalent in the wider public service or private sector;
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines:- Human Resourcem Management/Development, law, Business Administration, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Statistics, Labour Relations or Industrial Relations from a recognized institution;
• a masters degree in any of the following disciplines:- Labour Relations, Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management or Development or Planning, law, Business Administration, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Statistics, Labour and Development Studies, Public Administration, International Relations from a recognized institution;
• attended a Strategic Leadership Development Course from a recognized Institution;
• a Certificate in a Prosecution Course lasting at least three (3) months from a recognized institution; and
• professional competence and be thoroughly conversant with Labour administration, Labour Laws and International LabourOrganisation and Internal Organisation of Migration instruments, and the ability to integrate them to Kenya Vision 2030.

Responsibilities

• initiate formulation of labour policies and programmes;
• implementing departmental policies and programmes on the administration and enforcement of the Labour Laws;
• handling matters related to International Labour Organization (ILO) and International Organization for Migration(IOM), East Africa Community (EAC), African Union (AU), World Trade Organisation (WTO), Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) on matters related to Labour;
• liaising with social partners, other arms of Government and relevant agencies on all labour related issues;
• advising on negotiation and consultative machinery on social dialogue between employer and employee relations;
• advising on desirable measures to be taken for creation of employment opportunities, maintenance of industrial peace and development of Labour Market information systems for employment promotion;
• responsible for overseeing the financial and assets management of the department;
• providing overall supervision, training and development of departmental staff; and
• facilitating implementation of departmental programmes and policies on the administration and enforcement of the Labour Laws;